Lamb ring filled with creamy spinach
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cn Stewed tomatoes (14.5 oz)
- 2 lb Ground lamb
- 1/2 c Italian bread crumbs
- 1/4 c Onion chopped (opt)
- 1 Egg
- 1 1/2 ts Salt divided
- 3/4 ts Pepper divided
- 1/2 ts Thyme
- 2 pk Spinach (10 oz)*
- 1 c Dairy sour cream
- 1 pk Cream cheese (3 oz)
- 2 tb Margarine melted
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1/4 ts Pepper
- 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
- 1/4 c Ketchup
Instructions:
1. Chop tomatoes into small pieces. Mix together tomatoes and all juices with lamb bread crumbs onion egg 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper and thyme in medium bowl. Mix well. Place mixture in 1 1/2-2 quart ring mold. Make an indentation along inside and outside rims of mold to allow for cooking juices. Place on jelly roll pan. Bake in 350'F. oven for 1 hour. 2. Meanwhile make spinach filling. Thoroughly blend all remaining ingredients but ketchup in ovenproof dish. After lamb mold has baked 30 minutes begin baking filling for 30 minutes. 3. Remove lamb mold from oven. Drain excess juices and invert onto serving platter. Spoon creamy spinach filling into center. Heat ketchup and spoon over lamb ring.
